Molecular Surface Abstraction
3D SIG 2008 - Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics (an ISMB 2008 satellite meeting) — 2008
In this paper we introduce a visualization technique that provides an abstracted view of the shape and spatio-physico-chemical
properties of complex molecules. Unlike existing molecular viewing methods, our approach suppresses small details to facilitate
rapid comprehension, yet marks the location of significant features so they remain visible. Our approach uses a combination of
filters and mesh restructuring to generate a simplified representation that conveys the overall shape and spatio-physico-chemical
properties (e.g. electrostatic charge). Surface markings are then used in the place of important removed details, as well as to
supply additional information. These simplified representations are amenable to display using stylized rendering algorithms to further
enhance comprehension. Our initial experience suggests that our approach is particularly useful in browsing collections of large
molecules and in readily making comparisons between them.
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@InProceedings{CPG08, author = "Cipriano, Gregory and Phillips Jr., George and Gleicher, Michael", title = "Molecular Surface Abstraction", booktitle = "3D SIG 2008 - Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics (an ISMB 2008 satellite meeting)", year = "2008", url = "http://graphics.cs.wisc.edu/Papers/2008/CPG08" }